Amateur information beacon VK6RIB

[Zebedee]

I'm not able to hear it either. Whereabouts in the hills will its new location be?

Lesmurdie

Which hopefully will give enough height so that it covers the majority of Perth.

[ConstableCare]

Ahhh, so I was correct in hearing something over the past few weeks on and off... Mystery is now solved! Until there is some voice on it I think I will take it off loop in the scanner!

CC

[robbage]

Mazenod College 53 Gladys Rd LESMURDIE if the ACMA dB is correct

[vk6hgr]

Just curious why the decision was made to make the beacon 3W? If it's for the use of visiting hams I thought it would benefit from a large as possible range and 30 or 100W would be better for it.

[Zebedee]

Just curious why the decision was made to make the beacon 3W? If it's for the use of visiting hams I thought it would benefit from a large as possible range and 30 or 100W would be better for it.

Good question, and I'm not 100% sure on the answer but I think it's got something to do with the amount of heat the radio generates if the output power is dialled up any higher

[vk6hgr]

Just curious why the decision was made to make the beacon 3W? If it's for the use of visiting hams I thought it would benefit from a large as possible range and 30 or 100W would be better for it.

Good question, and I'm not 100% sure on the answer but I think it's got something to do with the amount of heat the radio generates if the output power is dialled up any higher

Nothing good heatsinking can't fix

[Tyranus]

Just curious why the decision was made to make the beacon 3W? If it's for the use of visiting hams I thought it would benefit from a large as possible range and 30 or 100W would be better for it.

Good question, and I'm not 100% sure on the answer but I think it's got something to do with the amount of heat the radio generates if the output power is dialled up any higher

Nothing good heatsinking can't fix

water cooling anyone ?? haha

[Zebedee]

Disappointed!!!!!

Nobody's noticed yet

[vk6hgr]

Disappointed!!!!!

Nobody's noticed yet

It's talking!

[vk6hgr]

Oooh. A problem. When the beacon idents, the audio breaks up.

[Zebedee]

Oooh. A problem. When the beacon idents, the audio breaks up.

Yeah ... dunno whether that's going to be a big problem or not yet ... have to wait and see ...

[VK6ZMS]

Its S9 in Yokine

[Zebedee]

Its S9 in Yokine

Cool! It's about half strength at my QTH in Beechboro but pretty clear. There is a bit of a whine in the audio, but that could be due to a power supply issue. The beacon is just on a test bench at the moment making sure that everything works. A fan has been added to the back and the power's up now to just over 5W and it's running fairly cool.

It'll get boring very quickly though - there's only one audio file in the playlist ... the WIA news from last weekend. Everything's still very experimental at this stage...

[meg]

It's not a huge signal here, and quite a bit of noise, but perfectly understandable - great idea Zebedee and well done!

[robbage]

I dialled RIB up at lunchtime and there was only a carrier and ident (S4 in Swanbourne). Must have gone voice soon after. Also S4 in Ballajura. Also has the whistle and a bit of static. Is it at Mazenod yet?